All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 133
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PGGM chief critical of short-term coverage rules
NETHERLANDS – Health care fund PGGM wants to get rid of the stringent requirement that Dutch pension funds have to repair any deficit within a year, according to chairman Karel Noordzij.
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Dutch cabinet OK’s EU pension directive bill
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch cabinet has approved a bill to transpose the European Union’s directive on occupational pensions.
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Dutch schemes invest €51bn abroad
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds invested €51bn in foreign bonds and equities last year, says Statistics Netherlands CBS in a provisional report.
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MN Services names new real estate head
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension schemes administrator and asset manager MN Services have named Richard van Ovost as new head of its international real estate team.
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Members slam Dutch schemes’ tsunami fund
NETHERLANDS – An initiative by PGGM and ABP to set up a support fund for elderly victims of the Asian tsunami disaster has met with a negative response from members.
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Ortec develops pension model for multinational
NETHERLANDS - Dutch consulting and software firm Ortec has developed a model-based global pension risk management framework for an unnamed Dutch company.
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Duisenberg sees bright future for Dutch system
NETHERLANDS – Wim Duisenberg, the former president of the European Central Bank and its Dutch counterpart, says the Dutch pension system has a bright future.
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Dutch schemes want more time before pay vote
NETHERLANDS - Thirty large Dutch pension funds want more time before a vote on the remuneration policy for board members of companies.
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Mercer separates Dutch pension certifying team
NETHERLANDS - Mercer Human Resource Consulting is to set up a separate section for its staff who certify pension funds to enhance the independence of the team.
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Dutch liberals slam collective schemes
NETHERLANDS - The large collective pension funds such as civil service scheme ABP are providing a substandard service to their members, according to the Dutch liberal party.
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PGGM defies restrictions to early retirement
NETHERLANDS - More than a million Dutch pension holders might still be able to take early retirement in spite of the new government limitations, with healthcare scheme PGGM developing a plan which allows retirement at 62.
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Dutch senate set to debate Pensions Bill
NETHERLANDS - On the eve of the Dutch Senate discussions about the new Pensions Bill there is widespread scepticism within the national pensions industry on the timetable being pursued by social affairs minister Aart Jan de Geus.
